With England needing just one more win against Poland to book their place at the World Cup Finals, Defoe would love the chance to get on the scoresheet and is desperate to play at the showpiece event in South America.

Defoe said: “It would be a dream (to be involved), then having a good season and making sure I’m on the plane (to Brazil). To score the goals to help get us there, at Wembley, that would be special.

“It’s in our hands. That’s why you play football, to be involved in games like that.”